
Team Alberta Crops releases election priorities
By Reg Warkentin, Government Relations and Policy Manager, Team Alberta Crops
Team Alberta Crops developed election priorities to help candidates understand the issues important to Alberta producers of crops and bees. Alberta farmers represent less than one percent of Alberta’s population yet contribute billions to Alberta’s economy directly, as well as through exports and supplying value-added processors with high-quality feedstock. Team Alberta Crops represents a collaboration between eight of Alberta’s crop commissions: Alberta Barley, Alberta Beekeepers Commission, Alberta Canola, Alberta Pulse Growers, Alberta-British Columbia Seed Growers, Alberta Sugar Beet Growers, Alberta Wheat Commission and the Potato Growers of Alberta. The crop and honey sector would like the next provincial government to focus on the following issues:
IMPROVED MARKET ACCESS
Work with federal, provincial, and territorial governments to reduce trade barriers, open new markets and attract new customers for Alberta agricultural products. Alberta’s economy would also benefit from continued efforts to attract investment into value-added processing projects.